Licorice (Shiny™)
FolkArt · Shiny™ · 2715
#242321 · L*13.8 a*-0.0 b*1.5
The closest match to FolkArt Licorice (Shiny™) in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Licorice is a near-black neutral. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Carbon Black at ΔE 0.8. 6 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Licorice (Shiny™)?
Golden Carbon Black is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Licorice (Shiny™) in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Pavement (ΔE 0.9) and Warcolours Transparent Black (ΔE 1.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Licorice (Shiny™)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Licorice Shop Golden Carbon Black (Heavy Body) Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Golden
- A Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Mars Black Heavy Body 1200 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Warcolours
- A Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A RLM 72 Air AK2021 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Satin Black General AK719 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Citadel
- A Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Black Legion Contrast ΔE 2.2 · very close
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 4.5 · close
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B German Grey Model Color 70.995 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Black Uniform Base TC-0255 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Reaper
- B Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9311 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Licorice (Shiny™) equivalent in Tamiya
- B NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Licorice in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #292929 | Inktense Black Inktensity Range | ΔE 2.4 |
| Humbrol | #212021 | Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 2.4 |
| Mig | #1C1C1C | Satin Black Acrylics | ΔE 2.7 |
| Liquitex | #232325 | Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 2.9 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 3.0 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.1 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mission Models | #2E2D2D | NATO Black | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #2C2829 | Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.8 |
| Monument | #2C2D28 | Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.8 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.1 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #2F3739 | Gun Metal Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 8.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 20.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- A Black Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Cocoa Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Gilded Oak Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Skyline Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Pure Black Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Regal Red Metallics ΔE 3.3 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot